THE SHAMROCK CLUB.
210 W KINZIE ST · RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO
Failed 2 of 14 inspections. 10 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
NOV 42025PASS W/ CONDITIONS3 violationsDETAILS
INSTRUCTED TO TRANSFER FOOD PRODUCT FROM AN OPEN ORIGINAL CAN CONTAINER INTO FOOD GRADE CONTAINER FOR PROPER FOOD STORAGE LOCATED IN COOLER NEXT TO COOKING GRILL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN POOR REPAIR WITH PEELING PAINT DEBRIS BEHIND THE DRY STORAGE RACKS LOCATED IN BASEMENT EAST WALL INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT WALL IS SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2604881 DATED:10/18/2024 #57---2-102.13: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. #58--- 2-102.13: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH NOTED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.
OCT 182024PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
2-102.13: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
2-102.13: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
OCT 32024FAILED11 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:45PM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 2:45PM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON MENU STATING THAT ASTERISKED ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS ARE SERVED COOKED TO ORDER. INSTRUCTED TO ADD DISCLOSURE TO MENU STATING THAT ANIMAL DERIVED FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK ARE SERVED COOKED TO ORDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED OPENING AT BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
UNABLE TO LOCATE GREASE TRAP FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GREASE TRAP FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING.
OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IN BASMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR IN BASMENT SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IN BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED MOP DRYING IN MOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR ANY EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
DEC 52023PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
Basement's stand up cooler missing a thermometer, Instructed to provide in a clear view area.
Basement's dry food storage walls in poor repair, peeling paint noted, Instructed to repair.
SEP 82022PASSED1 violation1 CRITICALDETAILS
UNABLE TO LOCATED GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH GREASE TRAP TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
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AUG 312022FAILED7 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS HAMBURGERS WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA USED TO SLICE DELI MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FULLY SUPPLIED HANDWASHING SINK CAPABLE OF DELIVERING HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE USED TO PRODUCE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN HELD IN 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN FOOD PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 66.2. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 2LBS OF CHICKEN VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $10. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS ITEMS AT OR BELOW 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
UNABLE TO LOCATED GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO ATTACH GREASE TRAP TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON VENT IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
MAY 272021PASS W/ CONDITIONS8 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED INTERIOR WHITE PANEL INSIDE ICE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN PANEL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF SODA NOZZLES AT BAR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLAIMER OR REMINDER ON MENUS OR POSTED REGARDING HAMBURGERS & STEAK. INSTRUCTED TO POST ON MENUS OR SIGNS, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LOOSE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF TWO 1-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET BASE ON 3-COMP SINK ACROSS FROM GRILL. ALSO, REPAIR LEAKY TOILET IN STAFF TOILET ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN STAFF TOILET ROOM. ALSO REPAIR CEILING LEAK IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED ASHTRAY WITH EVIDENCE OF CIGARETTE ASHES ON PREMISES IN STAFF TOILET ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ASHTRAY, AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020 (C)
JAN 82020PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD IN FOOD PREP AREA LOCATED NEXT TO BAR COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.
OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS IN SODA GUN LOCATED AT BAR NEAR BEER TAPS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CAN IN DOWNSTAIRS EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM AND 1ST FLOOR WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED EXCESS SPRAY FOAM IN NORTHERN CORNER OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
FEB 212019PASS W/ CONDITIONS4 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
NO VOMIT/ DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
INTERIOR WALLS OF WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST INSTALL A PARTITION BETWEEN MOP SINK AND FOOD STORAGE
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN
OCT 312016PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS AND FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SHELVES AND VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS.
EMPLOYEES WASHROOM FLOOR LITTERED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT EMPLOYEES WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
NO THERMOMETER INSIDE PREP AREA 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SAID COOLER.
NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
NOV 232015PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
NOTED ICE BUILT UP INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER AND INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER ALL AT THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED A THICK SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE SODA GUN HOLDERS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AND BEHING COOKING STOVE.
INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXHAUST FANS INSIDE THE HOOD AT THE COOKING AREA.
OCT 162014PASS W/ CONDITIONS6 violationsDETAILS
NOTED A GRAYISH,PINKISH SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ON TO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (CHICKEN, DELI MEATS, HAMBURGERS ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WITH CURRENT CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-012
NOTED A THICK SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE SODA GUN HOLDERS AT THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.....ALSO NOTED ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE CHEST FREEZER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED STICKY FLOORS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. ALSO NOTED DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE ESPECIALLY BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AT THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED EMPLOYEES BATHROOM DOOR AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE BATHROOM DOOR.
NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF KITCHEN PREP AND HAND WASH SINK OF THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
NOV 52013PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
ICE BIN AT BAR AREA MISSING COVER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
MEAT SLICER NOT CLEANED PROPERLY, FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE PROPERLY
WALLS BEHIND DRY FOOD SHELVES IN BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GOOD SMOOTH SURFACES.
ADDITIONAL HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA WHERE A PREP TABLE AND A MEAT SLICER AREA.
BROKEN REFRIGERATION THERMOMETER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL GOOD WORKING ONES.
APR 122010PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Prep reach in coolers door rubber gaskets rippped. Must repair/replace damaged gaskets.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. The following not clean- bar gun holders, exterior of sinks, exterior of coolers and cooking equipment, shelves at prep area. Must clean and maintain all unclean equipment.
Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. Must provide and install light shield end covers for light bulbs at ventilation hood.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. Prep area handwash bowl cold water handle valve turned off. Must turn on valve/repair cold water pipe.
All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. Basement cluttered along walls. Must elevate all items 6" off floor or remove to prevent potential pest harborage.
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